Tent frame for beds



Feb. 20, 1940; LA VERNEIJI, L Nb 2,190g867 TENT FRAME FOR BEDS Filed Dec. 2, 1938 PatentedFeh'ZO, 1940 TENT FRAME FOR BEDS La Verne J. Felciano, Richmond, Calif. Application December 2, 1938, Serial No. 243,637.

4 Claims. (oi. it's-5.3)

This invention relates to a frame adapted to be applied to the head of a bed and constitute ineans for supportinga sheet or blanket in an elevated position over the. bed and thus form a tent 5 for'confining medicated fumes or the like which arewto be inhaled by a patient for treatment of certain ailments. I

Oneobiect of the invention is toprovide a frame which. can be very easily applied to the 10 1y therefrom in position permitting a sheet or blanket to be draped over it and thus form a tent or, enclosure serving to confine the fumes which are to be inhaled by the patient.

Another object of the invention isto provide the frame with improved sheet-supporting means having attaching members so constructed that they may be engaged about the upper cross bar of the head of the bed to detachably mount the frame thereon in an elevated position and in addition engage verticalrodsforming part of the head of the bed and prevent the framefrom moving downwardly out of the desired elevated position over the bed.

Another object of the invention is to so mount the support-engaging members that they may be shifted transversely of the frame and thus move into such spaced relation to each other that, when they are applied to the upper cross bar of the head of the bed, they may have hooking engagement with vertical rods forming part of the head 2 of the bed.

, Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is of ,a simpli- 35 fied construction and light in weight so that it can be very easily appliedtothe head of a bed or removedtherefrom. I

The invention is illustrated in the accompany,- ing drawing, wherein? Figure 1 is a view partially in side elevation and partially in section along the line l-l of Figure 2, the view showing the device applied to the head of a bed and extending over the bed with a sheet or blanket supported thereby in po- 4 sition to form a tent,

. Figurez is atop plan view showingthe frame applied to thehead of a bed, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view showing a modified construction.

This frame is to be applied to a bed of a conventional type used in hospitals. Such beds are of metal, and in Figure 1 there has been shown a hospital bed, indicated in general by the nu- 55 meral l, and including in its construction the head of the bed and extend inwardly or forwardusual head 2 formed of metal tubing and having an upper cross bar 3 and a plurality of vertically extending rods 4 spaced from each other, as shown in Figure 2. Some hospital beds do not have the rods 6 spaced from each other the same distance and, therefore, the frame which is applied to the head of the bed is provided with supporting members adapted to be adjusted transversely of the frame and thus accommodate themselves to the spacing of the rods 4. This will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

The frame 5 is formed from a light metal rod or thick wire which is bent to assume a sub- 'stantially bowed or U-shaped formation and has its end portions bent toward each, other and welded or otherwise united in end to end engagement with each other to form a. rear bar or bridge 8. A. bracing bar 1 extends transversely of the frameintermediate thefront and rear ends thereof and has its ends welded or otherwise firmly secured to side portions of the frame.

Therefore, the frame will be of an o en-work formation and light in weight but strong and durable and not liable to be easily bent out of shape when a sheet or blanket is draped over it. Strands of thick wire have their intermediate portions coiled about the rear cross bar 6, as shown at 8, and from these coils portions extend forwardly, as shown at 9, to provide front arms. or rods which have their front ends bent to form eyes HJ through which the bracing bar 1 passes. While the coils 8 and the eyes l0 are permanently engaged about the rear cross bar 6 and the bracing bar 1, they are sufficiently loose thereon to permit sliding adjustment longitudinally of the bars. The rear portions of the strands from which the coils 8 and the rods 9 are formed extend rearwardly from the frame to form anchoring members I I which are encased in rubber tubing l2 and bent to form hooks I3 of a size adapting them to engage about the upper cross bar 3 of the head of the bed. The bill 14 of each hook l3 extends downwardly at a lateral incline, as shown in Figure 2, and then extends forwardly and ter-.

minates in a laterally extending finger ii) for extending across theadjacent rod 4, against which i the forwardly extending portion of the bill bears,

as shown inFigure 2. It will thus be seen that the anchoring member will be firmly held in engagement with the upper cross bar of the head tent and inhaled by the patient.

shown at. l I a to provide the anchoring members I [with shanks which project upwardly from the cross bar 3 of the head ofthe bed and cause the frame to be supported at such a height that it will not be in the way. In View of the fact that the eye Ill and the coil 8 may be slid longitudinally upon the bracing bar I and the rear cross bar 6, the hooks of the anchoring members may be engaged about the upper cross bar 3 of the head of the bedzwhile spaced from each other a greater distance than the distance between the rods 4 which are to be engagedby the fingers l5 and then shifted towardeach other to cause the fingers to extend across these vertical rods. Accidental slipping; of the anchoring members out of engagement with the vertical rods will thus be prevented as it is necessary to shift'the anchoring members away from each other before they can be disengaged from the upper crossbar of the head of the bed.

When this device is in use the anchoring members are applied to the upper cross bar of 7 the head of the bed and then shifted towards each other until the bills of the hooks and their fingers l5 engage the verticalrods 4, as shown in Figure 2. The anchoring members will then be firmly engaged with the head of the bed and the frame will be supported and extend forwardly at an upward incline; as shown in Figure 1.

j'lhe sheet or blanket it is then draped over the frame and will form a tent enclosing the patient. A container or apparatus for giving off medicated fumes may'then be placed under the sheet or blanket and*thefumes will be confined in the After the treatment the sheet or blanket will be removed and the framedisconnected from the head of the bed and put away until again needed. While 'it has been stated that the frame and blanket form a ,tent for confining medicated fumes, it will be obvious thatthe frame may be used for supporting mosquito netting or the like.

It should also be noted that, instead of detach,- ing the frame from the head of the bed, its at ta ching members may be shifted away from each other along the bar 3 until the fingers are out of I crossin relation to the rods 4' and the frame then swung upwardly and rearwardlyto a position in which it will be suspended back of the head of the bed. If so desired, a. frame may be mounted at the foot of the bed as well as at the head thereof and the sheet or blanket supported in a tent-forming position for the full length of the bed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: I

1. A. device of the character described comprising a frame, and anchoring members carried by said frame for engaging about the upper cross bar of the head of a bed, said anchoring members being shiftable upon said frame toward and away from each other into and out of position to engage vertical rods of the head of a bed. and maintain the frame in an elevated position over abed.

2. .A device of the character described comprising a frame, and anchoring members carried by said frame for connecting the frame with the head of a bed, said anchoring members being .each formed with a hook for loosely engaging about the upper cross bar of the head of a bed and.

the hook being provided withside extensions, for

extending across vertical rods of the head of the bed and maintaining the frame in an elevated position over the bed. I I v 3. A device of the character described comprising a frame having a rear cross bar and a, transversely extending bracing barspaced forwardly from the rear cross bar, andstrands having their -.intermediate portions loosely coiled about the rear cross bar and their forward portions extending forwardly from the ,coils and terminating ineyes loosely receiving the bracing bar, the coils and eyes being slidable along the cross bar and the bracing bar to mount the attaching members for adjustment transversely of the frame,v rear portions of said strands being extended from the coils and bent to form hooks for engaging about an upper cross bar of the head of a bed, and said hooks having their bills terminating in laterally extending fingers for engaging across vertical rods of the head of the bed and maintaining the frame in an elevated position over the bed. I

4. In a device of the class described, a frame having a rear cross banand anchoring members having portions coiled about the rear cross bar I and being slidable along said cross barfor engaging an upper cross'bar of the head of the bed and adjustably mounting the device on said bed. 7 g

LA VERNE J. FELCIANO. 

